Prime Minister James Marape has accepted an invitation by Indonesian President, Joko Widodo to visit the Republic of Indonesia.
He departs the country tomorrow for a two-day visit (30th March to 1st April 2022).
Marape said when he meets with President Widodo tomorrow, he will be proposing for a tri-partite arrangement between PNG, Indonesia and Australia.
Marape’s trip is aimed at elevating the bi-lateral relationship between the two countries in the Trade and Commerce sectors.
“I am taking a business delegation with me on this trip – key people from the business community and our trade and investment sectors,” Marape said.
Marape further said the tri-partite arrangements will be the key point among other discussions where we have the three nations interfacing on key matters such as mutual security, border protection, trade and others.
“Indonesia is a big economy that we have been underutilizing in the past. A nation of 270 million people in the top 15 economies globally speaking and very soon will be in the top 10 economies.
“It is forecast that Indonesia will have a high growth rate. PNG cannot just have a stiff border against Indonesia. We are culturally linked; we are linked by landmass and by sea. Indonesia is amongst the closest neighbors we have.”
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